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East Coast Pirate

(775 posts)
Sun Aug 11, 2013, 07:50 PM Aug 2013

Protest all you want, fools: Corporate executives spend billions to protest CBS deal gone bad

So I'm standing in Times Square smoking a cigarette at 5:00 AM before I head down into the subway to catch the A Train to Harlem to meet my boss.

Every 10 seconds is an ad complaining about the CBS deal gone bad. Do you know how much that costs? Does this tell you how little a corporate executive riding to work in a limousine cares about you holding a sign?

While I'm seeing this I'm thinking about a mother working two jobs to feed her children. This country is now sick with a long term illness.

Most of our leaders work for these fat cats. They take turns doing the bidding for corporations and then pretend to care about us. But most are bought and they'll stay bought.

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Protest all you want, fools: Corporate executives spend billions to protest CBS deal gone bad (Original Post) East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 OP
New and better title. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #1
You are Standing in "T'sSQ" waiting for the "A Train" at 5:00 am...but where are you seeing KoKo Aug 2013 #2
One of. those big signs that can display East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #3
Oh..Times Square has big CBS AD UP...flashing.... KoKo Aug 2013 #4
I'm begging you, KoKo, it's been a long week. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #5
Same here....whatever it was...it was disturbing... KoKo Aug 2013 #6

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
2. You are Standing in "T'sSQ" waiting for the "A Train" at 5:00 am...but where are you seeing
Sun Aug 11, 2013, 08:22 PM
Aug 2013

these Ads every 10 Seconds? I wanted to understand what you are saying...but, I just didn't get it. ?????

Can you add a bit more detail? I've ridden the "A-Train" but not at 5:00 a.m. ...so that might reveal if your job requires you to ride it at that time. But, I have no idea where these Ads fabout a CBS "Bad Deal" every 10 seconds are coming from...

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
4. Oh..Times Square has big CBS AD UP...flashing....
Sun Aug 11, 2013, 08:35 PM
Aug 2013

I got you... I wasn't sure if it was your cell phone doing it or the A-Train Subway Entrance had some Flashing thing.

I think Times Square has had Flashing Stuff all over it for awhile now...what is it about the CBS thing that's most annoying?

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
6. Same here....whatever it was...it was disturbing...
Sun Aug 11, 2013, 08:53 PM
Aug 2013
I won't ask you any more questions. I've not had such a good week myself..
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